diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
index 083c3ed83..be6031ecf 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ define([
                 },
                 'SearchBar': {
                     'search:show': _.bind(this.onShowHideSearch, this)
+                },
+                'ViewTab': {
+                    'leftmenu:hide': _.bind(this.onLeftMenuHide, this)
                 }
             });
             Common.NotificationCenter.on('app:comment:add', _.bind(this.onAppAddComment, this));
@@ -826,6 +829,7 @@ define([
         onPluginOpen: function(panel, type, action) {
             if (type == 'onboard') {
                 if (action == 'open') {
+                    this.tryToShowLeftMenu();
                     this.leftMenu.close();
                     this.leftMenu.panelPlugins.show();
                     this.leftMenu.onBtnMenuClick({pressed: true, options: {action: 'plugins'}});
@@ -841,6 +845,7 @@ define([
             if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring && this.mode.canChat && !this.mode.isLightVersion) {
                 if (state) {
                     Common.UI.Menu.Manager.hideAll();
+                    this.tryToShowLeftMenu();
                     this.leftMenu.showMenu('chat');
                 } else {
                     this.leftMenu.btnChat.toggle(false, true);
@@ -904,6 +909,24 @@ define([
             return this.leftMenu && this.leftMenu.panelComments && this.leftMenu.panelComments.isVisible();
         },
 
+        onLeftMenuHide: function (view, status) {
+            if (this.leftMenu) {
+                !status && this.leftMenu.close();
+                status ? this.leftMenu.show() : this.leftMenu.hide();
+                Common.localStorage.setBool('sse-hidden-leftmenu', !status);
+
+                !view && this.leftMenu.fireEvent('view:hide', [this, !status]);
+            }
+
+            Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('layout:changed', 'main');
+            Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('edit:complete', this.leftMenu);
+        },
+
+        tryToShowLeftMenu: function() {
+            if ((!this.mode.canBrandingExt || !this.mode.customization || this.mode.customization.leftMenu !== false) && Common.UI.LayoutManager.isElementVisible('leftMenu'))
+                this.onLeftMenuHide(null, true);
+        },
+
         textNoTextFound        : 'Text not found',
         newDocumentTitle        : 'Unnamed document',
         textItemEntireCell      : 'Entire cell contents',
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
index 714087669..ae35da318 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
@@ -1412,6 +1412,8 @@ define([
                 app.getController('Toolbar').setMode(this.appOptions);
                 app.getController('DocumentHolder').setMode(this.appOptions);
 
+                viewport && viewport.applyCommonMode();
+
                 if (this.appOptions.isEditMailMerge || this.appOptions.isEditDiagram) {
                     statusbarView.hide();
                 }
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/RightMenu.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/RightMenu.js
index 56d68c611..ef9cab72e 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/RightMenu.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/RightMenu.js
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ define([
                 },
                 'PivotTable': {
                     'insertpivot': this.onInsertPivot
+                },
+                'ViewTab': {
+                    'rightmenu:hide': this.onRightMenuHide.bind(this)
                 }
             });
 
@@ -466,6 +469,17 @@ define([
                 this._state.wsLock = props.wsLock;
             }
             this.onSelectionChanged(this.api.asc_getCellInfo());
+        },
+
+        onRightMenuHide: function (view, status) {
+            if (this.rightmenu) {
+                !status && this.rightmenu.clearSelection();
+                status ? this.rightmenu.show() : this.rightmenu.hide();
+                Common.localStorage.setBool('sse-hidden-rightmenu', !status);
+            }
+
+            Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('layout:changed', 'main');
+            Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('edit:complete', this.rightmenu);
         }
     });
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/ViewTab.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/ViewTab.js
index 1102f5284..7a211b90c 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/ViewTab.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/ViewTab.js
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ define([
                     'view:compact': _.bind(function (toolbar, state) {
                         this.view.chToolbar.setValue(!state, true);
                     }, this)
+                },
+                'LeftMenu': {
+                    'view:hide': _.bind(function (leftmenu, state) {
+                        this.view.chLeftMenu.setValue(!state, true);
+                    }, this)
                 }
             });
             Common.NotificationCenter.on('layout:changed', _.bind(this.onLayoutChanged, this));
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
index 4d07dc04b..bb9966d06 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ define([
                     this.$el.width(Common.localStorage.getItem('sse-mainmenu-width') || MENU_SCALE_PART);
                 }
             } else if (!this._state.pluginIsRunning){
-                this.isVisible() && Common.localStorage.setItem('sse-mainmenu-width',this.$el.width());
+                var width = this.$el.width();
+                this.isVisible() && (width>SCALE_MIN) && Common.localStorage.setItem('sse-mainmenu-width',width);
                 this.$el.width(SCALE_MIN);
             }
             this.onCoauthOptions();
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/ViewTab.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/ViewTab.js
index 8516fd2e5..5eeb0d722 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/ViewTab.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/ViewTab.js
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ define([
                     '<span class="btn-slot text" id="slot-chk-statusbar"></span>' +
                 '</div>' +
             '</div>' +
+            '<div class="group small">' +
+                '<div class="elset">' +
+                    '<span class="btn-slot text" id="slot-chk-leftmenu"></span>' +
+                '</div>' +
+                '<div class="elset">' +
+                    '<span class="btn-slot text" id="slot-chk-rightmenu"></span>' +
+                '</div>' +
+            '</div>' +
         '</section>';
 
         function setEvents() {
@@ -149,6 +157,12 @@ define([
                 me.fireEvent('editcomplete', me);
             }).on('combo:focusin', _.bind(this.onComboOpen, this, false))
               .on('show:after', _.bind(this.onComboOpen, this, true));
+            me.chLeftMenu.on('change', _.bind(function (checkbox, state) {
+                me.fireEvent('leftmenu:hide', [me.chLeftMenu, state === 'checked']);
+            }, me));
+            me.chRightMenu.on('change', _.bind(function (checkbox, state) {
+                me.fireEvent('rightmenu:hide', [me.chRightMenu, state === 'checked']);
+            }, me));
         }
 
         return {
@@ -307,6 +321,27 @@ define([
                     dataHintOffset: 'small'
                 });
                 this.lockedControls.push(this.chToolbar);
+
+                this.chRightMenu = new Common.UI.CheckBox({
+                    lock: [_set.lostConnect],
+                    labelText: this.textRightMenu,
+                    value: !Common.localStorage.getBool("sse-hidden-rightmenu"),
+                    dataHint    : '1',
+                    dataHintDirection: 'left',
+                    dataHintOffset: 'small'
+                });
+                this.lockedControls.push(this.chRightMenu);
+
+                this.chLeftMenu = new Common.UI.CheckBox({
+                    lock: [_set.lostConnect],
+                    labelText: this.textLeftMenu,
+                    value: !Common.localStorage.getBool("sse-hidden-leftmenu"),
+                    dataHint    : '1',
+                    dataHintDirection: 'left',
+                    dataHintOffset: 'small'
+                });
+                this.lockedControls.push(this.chLeftMenu);
+
                 Common.NotificationCenter.on('app:ready', this.onAppReady.bind(this));
             },
 
@@ -334,6 +369,8 @@ define([
                 this.chHeadings && this.chHeadings.render($host.find('#slot-chk-heading'));
                 this.chGridlines && this.chGridlines.render($host.find('#slot-chk-gridlines'));
                 this.chZeros && this.chZeros.render($host.find('#slot-chk-zeros'));
+                this.chLeftMenu.render($host.find('#slot-chk-leftmenu'));
+                this.chRightMenu.render($host.find('#slot-chk-rightmenu'));
                 return this.$el;
             },
 
@@ -391,17 +428,31 @@ define([
                         me.$el.find('.separator-theme').remove();
                     }
 
+                    var emptyGroup = [];
                     if (config.canBrandingExt && config.customization && config.customization.statusBar === false || !Common.UI.LayoutManager.isElementVisible('statusBar')) {
+                        emptyGroup.push(me.chStatusbar.$el.closest('.elset'));
                         me.chStatusbar.$el.remove();
-                        if (!config.isEdit) {
-                            var slotChkFormula = me.chFormula.$el,
-                                groupFormula = slotChkFormula.closest('.group'),
-                                groupToolbar = me.chToolbar.$el.closest('.group');
-                            groupToolbar.find('.elset')[1].append(slotChkFormula[0]);
-                            groupFormula.remove();
-                            me.$el.find('.separator-formula').remove();
-                        }
                     }
+
+                    if (config.canBrandingExt && config.customization && config.customization.leftMenu === false || !Common.UI.LayoutManager.isElementVisible('leftMenu')) {
+                        emptyGroup.push(me.chLeftMenu.$el.closest('.elset'));
+                        me.chLeftMenu.$el.remove();
+                    } else if (emptyGroup.length>0) {
+                        emptyGroup.push(me.chLeftMenu.$el.closest('.elset'));
+                        emptyGroup.shift().append(me.chLeftMenu.$el[0]);
+                    }
+
+                    if (!config.isEdit || config.canBrandingExt && config.customization && config.customization.rightMenu === false || !Common.UI.LayoutManager.isElementVisible('rightMenu')) {
+                        emptyGroup.push(me.chRightMenu.$el.closest('.elset'));
+                        me.chRightMenu.$el.remove();
+                    } else if (emptyGroup.length>0) {
+                        emptyGroup.push(me.chRightMenu.$el.closest('.elset'));
+                        emptyGroup.shift().append(me.chRightMenu.$el[0]);
+                    }
+                    if (emptyGroup.length>1) { // remove empty group
+                        emptyGroup[emptyGroup.length-1].closest('.group').remove();
+                    }
+
                     if (Common.UI.Themes.available()) {
                         function _fill_themes() {
                             var btn = this.btnInterfaceTheme;
@@ -531,7 +582,9 @@ define([
             textAlwaysShowToolbar: 'Always show toolbar',
             textInterfaceTheme: 'Interface theme',
             textShowFrozenPanesShadow: 'Show frozen panes shadow',
-            tipInterfaceTheme: 'Interface theme'
+            tipInterfaceTheme: 'Interface theme',
+            textLeftMenu: 'Left panel',
+            textRightMenu: 'Right panel'
         }
     }()), SSE.Views.ViewTab || {}));
 });
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/Viewport.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/Viewport.js
index 89b7e2707..dd15ef0e0 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/Viewport.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/Viewport.js
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ define([
                 rightMenuView   = SSE.getController('RightMenu').getView('RightMenu');
 
             me._rightMenu   = rightMenuView.render(this.mode);
+            if ( Common.localStorage.getBool('sse-hidden-rightmenu') )
+                me._rightMenu.hide();
+        },
+
+        applyCommonMode: function() {
+            if ( Common.localStorage.getBool('sse-hidden-leftmenu') )
+                SSE.getController('LeftMenu').getView('LeftMenu').hide();
         },
 
         setMode: function(mode, delay) {